For more information, contact us at sup-
portnmai@si.edu. Funds raised will support the educational programs of the National Museum of the American Indian.
MANDAN, HIDATSA AND ARIKARA FESTIVAL Saturday, Sept. 27 and Sunday, Sept. 28 10:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Various locations in the Museum The Three Affiliated Tribes from New Town, N.D., will host a two-day festival with arti- sans, hands-on activities for kids and families, dance and music performances and films highlighting this Northern Plains culture.
CHILEAN FESTIVAL Thursday, Oct. 2 – Sunday, Oct. 5 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Various locations in the Museum The country of Chile celebrates its Native culture with an art market and exhibition of traditional arts and crafts, hands-on dem-
onstrations and a sampling of indigenous cuisine. Sponsored by the Embassy of Chile.
PLATINUM AND PALLADIUM PHOTOGRAPHS: TECHNICAL AND AESTHETIC HISTORY, CHEMISTRY AND CONNOISSEURSHIP Wednesday, Oct. 22 – Thursday, Oct. 23 8:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. (Wed.) 8:30 a.m. – 5:15 p.m. (Thurs.) Rasmuson Theater Register for tickets:
www.conservation-us. org/platinum Symposium registration fee: $200 AIC members; $300 non-members; $120 students. Platinum and palladium prints are among the most highly valued photographs in today’s art and history collections. The collections of the Smithsonian Institution, for example, include platinum prints for photographers’ finest portrayals of the lives of American Indians. At this symposium,
presented in conjunction with the Museum’s exhibition Indelible: The Platinum Photographs of Larry McNeil and Will Wilson, distinguished subject experts will present the results of collaborative research, focusing on the technical, chemical and aesthetic history and practice of platinum photography. This symposium is hosted by the National Museum of the American Indian, with sup- port from the National Gallery of Art, and made possible with grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artist Works.
DAY OF THE DEAD Saturday, Nov. 1 – Sunday, Nov. 2 imagiNATIONS Activity Center Follow the butterflies and celebrate the return of the ancestors with the Museum’s annual Dia de los Muertos tribute. This colorful celebration of life will include food
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